Topo map NTS 082N10 First ascent 1933 | Elevation 2,980 m Prominence 220 m | |
Similar Caldron Peak, Saint Nicholas Peak, Mount Patterson, Observation Peak, Howse Peak | ||
Peyto peak
Peyto Peak is a mountain in the Waputik Range, part of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada.
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Map of Peyto Peak, Improvement District No. 9, AB, Canada
It lies at the north end of the Wapta Icefield, in Banff National Park, about one km (0.6 mi) east of the border with British Columbia and 32 km (20 mi) north of the town of Field. Five kilometres to the northeast lies Bow Pass, one of the high points of the Icefields Parkway. Between the peak and the pass lies picturesque Peyto Lake. Three kilometres southwest of Peyto Peak is Mount Baker, the highest point in the immediate vicinity.
Peyto peak was named in 1896 by W.D. Wilcox for Ebenezer William "Bill" Peyto, an early outfitter, trail guide and trapper in the Banff and Lake Louise areas. The first ascent of the peak was in 1933 by famed mountaineer Conrad Kain and party.